285: Please

Su Cha felt waves of dizziness and could barely stand steady.

The three golds... the matrimonial home... his wife's dowry house... the demolition compensation... the online loans... these words spun wildly in his mind like a revolving lantern, each representing unbearable loss and debt.

He felt as if he could already see Atapong and Nala triumphantly taking everything, see the desperate looks in his parents' eyes, see his wife possibly leaving him, and see his own miserable future, drowning in debt and being hunted down... What should he do?

What should he do now?!

Concede? That meant losing everything immediately!

Continue? That meant losing even more miserably, sinking into eternal damnation!

Was there... truly no way out?

Su Cha suddenly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes filled with a final, desperate sliver of hope, and he looked at Lei Jun.

At this moment, in his eyes, the Silver-haired Girl who could change cards seemed to be the last possible straw he could grasp.

“Miss Lei... Miss Lei! Do... do you have any way? Please, help me, you must have a way, right? You saw what was happening, didn't you?”

He piled all his expectations onto his face, looking pleadingly at Lei Jun.

Lei Jun looked at Su Cha.

She actually felt quite uncomfortable.

Su Qing and Su Ya were good people and had been very dedicated to her.

This Su Cha in front of her was their older brother.

Judging by his appearance, his family was about to fall apart.

But what could she do?

This was gambling.

The opponent had three Queens, which was almost the highest possible hand.

She shook her head.

“I have no way. What you can do now is cut your losses immediately. Concede, and at least... at least ensure you don't owe even more.”

She spoke as plainly as possible, hoping Su Cha would listen.

This was the most realistic, yet most helpless, choice.

Hearing Lei Jun’s words, Su Cha’s mind went blank with a loud 'buzz.'

That last bit of luck, that expectation that Lei Jun might have some magical solution, shattered like a bubble with a 'pop.'

Lei Jun said she had no way.

Even this mysterious girl who could change cards said she had no way!

Then there really was no way!

Concede?

Cut his losses?

The three golds, the matrimonial home, the dowry house, the demolition compensation... all gone!

How could he call that cutting his losses?

How was that any different from killing him?

What to do?

Was there truly no way out?

How could this happen?

Why was Heaven treating him this way?

He was unwilling!

He would rather die than accept this!

A surge of wicked rage and unventable resentment rushed to his head.

“Ah!” Su Cha let out a beast-like growl. He suddenly stretched out both hands, fiercely grabbed his hair, and tugged violently, as if trying to rip off his own scalp.

His hair hurt terribly from the pulling, but it was less than one ten-thousandth of the pain in his heart.

His face was twisted, his eyes wide open, filled with bloodshot veins and madness.

No!

He couldn't just let it go like this!

Lei Jun definitely had a way! She just didn't want to help! She must have a way!

This thought grew wildly in his heart like a poisonous weed.

He was like a drowning man grasping at the last imaginary straw, no longer caring about face or dignity.

With a “thump,” he didn't kneel but practically collapsed, then used all his strength to lunge forward and tightly hug Lei Jun's calves.

“Miss Lei! Lei Jun! Please! Save me! Save me!”

Su Cha's voice was completely distorted as he cried and shouted, tears and snot pouring out all at once.

“I can't lose! If I lose, I'm completely finished! What about my parents? What about my wife? I borrowed so much money! Please, for the sake of my younger sisters, for the sake of my two sisters who have devotedly served you, help me!”

“I'll kowtow to you! Please! You must have a way! I know you do! When you looked at the cards just now... you definitely have a way! Please, help me one more time, just once! I will be your slave forever! I beg you!”

He held on so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the effort.

Lei Jun was startled. The feeling of her calves being held made her extremely uncomfortable, and Su Cha's strength was immense. She instinctively tried to pull her leg back.

“Let go! Su Cha! Let go first!”

She struggled backward forcefully, but Su Cha was like a drowning person clinging to driftwood; she couldn't shake him off at all.

Lei Jun was anxious and embarrassed.

She looked at Su Qing and Su Ya, who were standing nearby.

This is your brother, hurry up and talk some sense into him! What kind of behavior is this!

Su Qing and Su Ya had long since been scared stiff.

When they saw their brother suddenly break down and grab Lei Jun's leg, their hearts nearly jumped out of their chests.

Su Qing's mind was a mess.

What is Big Brother doing! How can you act like this! Miss Lei is our employer, our benefactor, how can you put her in such a difficult position! It's too shameful!

But... but what Big Brother said was also true; if he lost, their family would truly collapse.

What about Mom and Dad? What about Sister-in-law?

She didn't dare think about it.

Seeing that Lei Jun couldn't shake off their brother and was looking at them, Su Qing felt both panicked and guilty.

She knew her brother was wrong, but... but if Lei Jun didn't help, her brother might truly be ruined.

Caught between her brother's despair and her guilt and awe toward Lei Jun, Su Qing felt agonizingly conflicted.

Su Ya also understood that if Miss Lei didn't help and their brother lost everything, their parents definitely wouldn't be able to handle the shock, and the family would break apart.

What was the point of the sisters earning so much money?

The family would be gone!

Although their brother was a scoundrel, he was still their flesh and blood.

Could they really just watch him destroy himself?

The two sisters exchanged a look, seeing the same struggle and fear in each other's eyes.

Finally, the fear of their family breaking apart overwhelmed their worry about offending their employer.

Su Qing pleaded.

“Miss Lei... I'm sorry, truly sorry... My brother... he's confused, he's wrong... but please, for the sake of... for the sake of us sisters serving you diligently, could you... could you please... think of something else? My brother... he's going to be ruined...”

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Su Ya also followed suit, pleading.

“Miss Lei, we beg you! Please help our brother! We know this is difficult for you, but... but we truly have no other choice! If our brother loses, our parents will die of anger! Our family will be destroyed! Please have mercy, you are so capable, you must have a plan! We beg you!”

Lei Jun looked at the desperately pleading Su Qing and Su Ya, then at Su Cha, who was clinging tightly to her leg, and the sense of helplessness in her heart deepened.

She truly disliked being coerced, and she disliked getting involved in this kind of trouble.

However, Su Qing and Su Ya had indeed been diligent and dedicated in their work during this time, and they were very loyal to her.

If Su Cha truly faced eternal ruin today, these two girls would likely be unable to work peacefully, and might even be forced to leave to help their family repay debts.

This was not in her best interest, and... it made her feel a little uneasy.